# Impacts of Economic Assistance Payments

> A farmdoc daily analysis estimates that the $10 billion economic assistance will pay about $42.51 per acre for corn and $29.50 per acre for soybeans. The payments are meant to offset projected 2024 losses. The article also outlines the $20.78 billion disaster aid and the extension of PLC and ARC commodity programs into 2025.

- Date: 2025-02-01 · published 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26502-impacts-of-economic-assistance-payments
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Per-acre payments can support farm cash flow and help keep acreage in production, which limits supply tightening. The effect on prices is modest because the aid is one-time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-09 | [Will $10B in economic payments offset farm income losses? \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26503-will-10b-in-economic-payments-offset-farm-income-losses-agriculture-dive.md) | +4.1% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2016-12-08 | [Economists examine RVO impact on conventional, advanced biofuels  \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73342-economists-examine-rvo-impact-on-conventional-advanced-biofuels-biomass-magazine.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-01 | [Cornhusker Economics: Farm Program Payments and Projections \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73441-cornhusker-economics-farm-program-payments-and-projections-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +3.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-12-10 | [Farm assistance options if no farm bill, January deadlines important](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26955-farm-assistance-options-if-no-farm-bill-january-deadlines-important.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2018-12-17 | [USDA Launches Second Round of Trade Mitigation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61569-usda-launches-second-round-of-trade-mitigation-payments.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2025-01-09 | [Will $10B in economic payments offset farm income losses? \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26503-will-10b-in-economic-payments-offset-farm-income-losses-agriculture-dive.md) | +5.6% | +7.4% |
| SOY | 2016-12-01 | [Cornhusker Economics: Farm Program Payments and Projections \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73441-cornhusker-economics-farm-program-payments-and-projections-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2024-12-10 | [Farm assistance options if no farm bill, January deadlines important](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26955-farm-assistance-options-if-no-farm-bill-january-deadlines-important.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/01/impacts-of-economic-assistance-payments.html

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